scratchboardn.
/ˈskratʃbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈskrætʃˌbɔrd/ Art.
Cardboard specially treated and coated so that the surface can be scratched away to create drawings, etc.; a board of this type. Cf. scraper board n. at scraper n. Compounds 2.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > surface for painting or drawing > board
millboard1854
scraper board1895
scratchboard1930
1930 C. E. Wallace Commercial Art iv. 119 Scratchboard Drawing.—Scratchboard is a cardboard with an enamel surface of special finish. Drawings are made on it with ink and are afterwards scratched with a knife to obtain lights and special effects.
1942 School Arts (U.S.) Mar. 229/1 Why not try some scratchboard in your commercial art classes?.. Scratchboard is a lightweight cardboard, coated on one side with a clay-like composition.
1948 H. Missingham Student's Guide Commerc. Art ii. 57 Scratch boards are available in a great variety of surfaces and tones. The surface is coated with clay preparation and is drawn or scraped away where desired.
1964 A. T. Turnbull & R. N. Baird Graphics of Communication xii. 223 Using a bristol board coated with chalk, an artist can produce a scratchboard drawing by covering an area with ink and then scratching the ink and chalk from the surface of the board.
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 24 Jan. 20/1 Scratchboard—clay-coated cardboard on which you draw and scratch away.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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